Vainglory

We were in a rather jovial mood on the opening day of the competitive season. We have been practising like clockwork and we wanted to display how much we had improved. Life, as we all know, is full of surprises. As we faced Mousesports on the first day, our spirits slumped as we were immediately sent packing towards the weekend.

Day 1 - Saturday, 24 June 2017

Game 1: There was not much gold and kill difference before 13:00 minutes into the game but then Mousesports scored an ace and propelled their gold lead to more or less 3,000. This did not falter us and we carried on to score some kills and objectives. Just when we thought we had managed to inch our way back into the game, despite all the gold jetpacks invested on scout traps and flares, one or two of our players somehow found their way into ImtheDoom's Active Camo. At around 21:00 mins, with an ace and the Kraken stomping alongside them, Mousesports secured their first win of the season.

Game 2: With Tyruzz not being able to utilize Koshka's early-game advantage, Apfel123 effectively sustaining against KValafar's damage and justman00 superbly vanguarding ImtheDoom in every engage, we struggled in every team fight and eventually failed. Mousesports exhibited yet again an impressive performance as they snapped up a back-to-back ace at roughly 16:00 minutes. Around 3 minutes and a Kraken later, Mousesports inevitably shattered the Vain Crystal and won the series.

Our performance in Week 1 was not exactly how we wanted to showcase our team's synergy and skills progression. On one hand, it was a week we would like to forget, as it was the most upsetting one so far for the players of the current roster, but on the other hand we want to remember this event as it serves as a stark reminder that the tide does eventually turn.

Watch our next match against Rising Lotus on Saturday, 01 July 2017 at 18:00 CEST.